Project Manager Engineer

THOMAS B. PEELER

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Hoschton, GA 30548

678-***-**** ******.*.******@*****.***

SUMMARY

Innovative Plastics Engineer possessing strong mechanical aptitude with the unique ability to foresee

problems early in the product life cycle and provide solutions to avoid them - greatly reducing costs,

failures in the field and potential molding problems. Extensive technical knowledge of plastic material

properties and part/mold design optimization in a wide range of markets, some of which include:

automotive, consumer products, medical devices, electronics, packaging, recreational products and

tools. Proven ability to effectively lead company and client technical staff, both domestically and

internationally.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

POLYONE CORPORATION, Avon Lake, OH Corporate Office (1995 – 2009)

Design Center Project Manager for Polyone Distribution, Atlanta, GA (2002 – 2009)

Independently managed all aspects of plastics consultancy service covering eastern US and Canada for a

leading plastics material supplier, including interfacing with clients at all organization levels, quoting costs,

conducting in-depth part evaluations for a wide variety of markets and making design recommendations based

on plastics part and mold design principles. Extensive knowledge of polymers and selection based upon

required performance, including but not limited to: olefins, styrenes, polyesters, polyurethanes, pvc’s and all

filled and unfilled engineering resins. Hired, managed/mentored technical hotline personnel and

administrative support.

• Consistent in leading eastern district and surpassing established goals (exceeded results for 2008 by 24%

over 2007).

• Ensured that customer’s parts were created with the highest quality and lowest cost.

• Selected by senior management as key account project engineer for PolyOne customer with sales of

$8 million. Formulated changes to wall thickness in parts, resulting in estimated production savings of

over $100K/year.

• Proposed and implemented telecommute operations, leading to a reduction of Design Center’s

operating costs by more than $80K+ annually.

Design Engineer for Polyone Distribution (1995 – 2002)

• Reduced material costs and cycle time by more than 30% through recommending alternative resin

materials and improving part designs for multiple accounts.

• Decreased machining time, part weight, and overall costs by at least 50%, while maintaining part

strength and function by recommending metal to plastic conversions and providing part design advice for

multiple accounts.

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MOLDFLOW, INC., Lexington, MA (1985 – 1995)

Lead Consultant

Counseled and mentored national sales team in all technical areas of injection mold and part design for the top

CAE mold filling software company. Played key role in managing consultancy service as a profit center.

Traveled to customer sites to provide training in usage of flow, cooling, and warp design software.

• Represented Moldflow as a technical expert at various trade shows, which resulted in over $500K in new

business opportunities.

• Chosen by National Sales Manager to travel internationally to both Australia and Brazil to train

engineers in plastics design principles and software capabilities.

• Promoted from Applications Engineer to Lead Consultant solely responsible for managing

consultancy service that produced an additional $75K/yr in capital.

BIC PEN CORPORATION, Milford, CT

Production Supervisor (1983 – 1984)

• Supervised 20 machine operators and the maintenance of 24 injection molding machines.

• Increased productivity on injection molding line, leading to a promotion to supervise newly designed

extrusion process.

EDUCATION

BS, Plastics Engineering ‘80, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, ARTICLES, AWARDS AND PATENTS

• Member of Society of Plastic Engineers

• Article in Injection Molding Magazine, May ’02: “Analysis Allows for Perfect Parts from Day One”

• Recipient of 2002 Team Achievement Award presented by PolyOne CEO, Thomas A. Waltermire

• Awarded 1997 Outstanding Associate by M.A. Hanna Resin Distribution’s President, David Knowles

• United States Patent Pending on personal invention of polymer structural lumber

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